Africa Eastern and Southern vs Benin: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region over time
- Africa Eastern and Southern
- Benin
How they compare
Benin currently reports 72.0% against 31.8% in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 40.2%.
That makes Benin's figure about 2.3 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Africa Eastern and Southern ahead.
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 8th and Benin ranks 8th of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Africa Eastern and Southern averaged higher in 3 and Benin in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa Eastern and Southern | Benin | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.4% | 1.2% | 6.1% | Africa Eastern and Southern |
| 1970s | 9.3% | 3.6% | 5.7% | Africa Eastern and Southern |
| 1980s | 9.5% | 7.9% | 1.6% | Africa Eastern and Southern |
| 1990s | 10.1% | 50.4% | 40.2% | Benin |
| 2000s | 24.6% | 53.6% | 29.0% | Benin |
| 2010s | 29.5% | 53.6% | 24.2% | Benin |
| 2020s | 30.3% | 75.5% | 45.2% | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region, Africa Eastern and Southern or Benin?
- Benin, at 72.0% against 31.8% in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region between Africa Eastern and Southern and Benin?
- 40.2%, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Benin?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Benin rank globally for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region?
- Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 8th and Benin ranks 8th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.